Going For A Walk Could Generate Wind Power

A small device created in China could turn anyone of out for a walk (and probably their dogs, too) into small scale power plants, just from the breeze they cause by walking! It's all thanks to what's called triboelectricity.

By |2024-12-07T20:39:28-05:00September 28, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Turn Used Cooking Oil Into Raw Material For 3D Printers

Researchers at the University of Toronto have an idea: maybe the old cooking oil from fast food chains could have new life as resin for 3D printers. Plus: this weekend in Mansfield, Texas, it’s the one and only Pickle Parade!

By |2024-12-07T20:56:56-05:00March 11, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

Living Fabrics Make The World Greener As They Make Us Look Fancy

There's a whole world of sustainable materials for clothing that will have less of an impact should they end up in landfills - some don't just have low carbon footprints, they have negative carbon footprints!

By |2024-12-08T15:12:04-05:00February 11, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |
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